You can go to some HoCo political blogs for campaign coverage, but you come to HowChow for actual votes. I'm giving mine away . . . for a price. Straight up vote-buying. If politicians fill the right holes in the county's food options, I'll vote for anyone.
5. My vote for board of education.
4. My vote for county council.
We need bahn mi, the Vietnamese sandwiches so common in Arlington or Rockville. This is doable on the local level. Buy the bread at Bon Fresco. Slice some meats, pickle some vegetables. You could be a county leader and a sandwich empresario.
3. My vote for state senate.
Jamba Juice. The official drink of Mrs. HowChow's LA years. The smoothies can be breakfast, lunch or snack. Some of the gambling money could buy the franchise -- if you haven't used it all propping up horse racing.
2. My vote for county executive.
Lebanese Taverna. We'd love even the Rockville counter-service version. Mr. State-Wide Ambition could bring us some international flavor -- kabobs, breads, and spreads to complement Maiwand Kabob and that orange blossom lemonade.
1. My vote for governor.
Whole Foods. It's the big job, so we want the big store. Two words: Executive order. Wegmans may fill the spot in 2012, but a governor could shoehorn a gourmet store into Ellicott City.
HowChow I am on my way to Taylor Gourmet on H Street in DC to get you that Boylans soda fountain after signwaving ,HoCo Rising want to jion my on this road trip?
ReplyDeleteThat's what Jefferson was talking about!
ReplyDeleteBust off from the king, and we can create the kind of country where a real candidate is promising gourmet soda less than an hour after the post goes up.
I love America!
Don't shortchange yourself!
ReplyDeleteYou stayed on top of Wegman's with your FB group and updates on here... with a little spin, you brought Wegman's and hundreds of jobs to Howard County already! Claim it and run for office! :P
Boylans soda is also at all of the Chop't salad places in DC (there are a few locations, including DuPont and Chinatown). They also have the absolute best salad you'll get in the MD/VA/DC area. If you're down there, get their food as well as some delicious, REAL, soda!
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck is County Commission? Ha ha.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear. Fixed "council." Years of covering government in Florida.
ReplyDeleteYou need to clarify that we don't want just any Whole Foods store either. We want one that measures up to the one in Annapolis!
ReplyDeleteI propose we create a new position called "County Commissioner of Food." This person will have the responsibility for promoting good food, good eating, and good supermarkets in HoCo.
ReplyDeleteI nominate HowChow to be the inaugural "County Commissioner of Food."
They opened a Taylor in Bethesda too if you don't wanna go all the way down to H St NE.
ReplyDeleteIf only there was time to put these demands on signage... :)
ReplyDeleteChop't in DC also has the Boyaln's fountains.
ReplyDeleteNot a smoothie hut fan, those places are so tacky, but when dragged into Jamba Juice always enjoyed what they made. Wouldn't mind one out here.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I want the Maryland legislature to lift the ban on beer sales in grocery stores. That, or provide a waiver to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods who in MANY states sell exceptional bottled beers at good prices.
ReplyDeletePunk's Backyard Grill in Annapolis also has Boylen's on tap. I always end up drinking WAY too much...usually between Cherry, Vanilla and Birch Beer.
ReplyDeleteYes, a Whole Foods more in-line with the one in Annapolis, or better yet, like the one on Union Square in NYC, would be a wonderful addition. You guys deserve it!
ReplyDeleteBoth are more "souped-up" than the Harbor East or Mt Washington locations in Bawlmer, but I'm lucky to have Harbor East Whole Foods an exact one mile from my front stoop...I am there far too often. --K
I'm drinking a Boylan's right now.
ReplyDeleteSome must have cool sodas to be considered for the list:
Dr. Brown's sodas
Nutfield Root Beer (awesome)
Foxon Park sodas
Hotlips Fresh Fruit Sodas
Jarritos (lemon-lime & tamarind!)
Sioux City Sasparilla
Dominion Root Beer
Mexican Coca-Cola (real sugar)
All to appear in a pizza shop in Baltimore one day. --K
I'll sell/trade my votes for the Whole Foods and Lebanese Taverna for sure!
ReplyDeleteBut most importantly, I'm with Beer Guy - we really need wine and beer sold it grocery stores (just to make my Trader Joe's wine shopping trips quicker and greener).
Absolutely!!! We need a Wholefoods. Where's the petition? I wanna sign.
ReplyDeleteI actually JUST went to Taylor Gourmet in Bethesda for the first time a couple of days ago. As a Philly transplant, I was intrigued by the authentic sounding philly sandwiches and hoagies! But I was FLOORED by the Boylans soda fountain! If it weren't a 15 minute walk for me to get there, I would probably have lunch there every other day.
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